Six-year-old boy arrested for shooting his teacher at school and leaving her seriously ill

A six-year-old boy has been taken into custody after he allegedly deliberately shot his teacher at his Virginia elementary school, leaving her critically ill.

Newport News police have taken into custody a student who has not been publicly identified.

“The individual is a six-year-old student and is currently in police custody,” a police officer said at a news conference on Friday. ‘ ‘It wasn’t an accidental shooting.’

The shooting took place in the classroom.

A teacher was also injured and taken to hospital for treatment. No children were injured.

The incident happened just before 2 p.m. at Richneck Elementary School, a school for children ages five to nine. The shooting took place in the first/second class wing, according to the reporter Hayley Milon Bour.

The scene at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News on Friday after a reported shooting. At least one employee was injured

Carlos Glover, nine, (pictured) was seen leaving school with his mother Joselin after the shooting. A student was taken into custody, but police have not released the student’s name

Police say the incident is no longer an active situation, but they have not released any further details.

A reunion facility will be set up so that parents can wait for their children once they are evacuated.

A six-year-old schoolboy told the Daily Press the shooter was a classmate.

Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said the shooter was six years old CNN.

Police have not confirmed the student’s age but said it was an isolated case.

Drew told the Daily Press: “We haven’t had a situation where anyone avoided the school shooting. We had a situation at a certain place where a shot was fired.’

The six-year-old girl who witnessed the shooting said her classmate shot the teacher “on purpose” and the governor fell to her knees.

A parent of a fourth-grade student said she received a text message from the school saying the shooting had happened and the suspect was in custody.

‘My heart stopped beating. I was freaking out, very nervous. I’m just wondering if that one person was my son,” Joselin Glover, whose son is Carlos Glover, told the Daily Press.

Despite her concern, she said the school handled the situation well.

The incident occurs at Richneck Elementary School, a school for children ages five to nine. At least one employee was shot, but the extent of their injuries is unclear

There is a large police presence near the school. Parents run to a reunion point